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DISA STIG for Oracle Linux 8

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Enable Use of Strict Mode Checking

    SSHs <code>StrictModes</code> option checks file and ownership permissions in the user's home directory <code>.ssh</code> folder before accepting l...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable SSH Warning Banner

    To enable the warning banner and ensure it is consistent across the system, add or correct the following line in <code>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable SSH Print Last Log

    Ensure that SSH will display the date and time of the last successful account logon. <br> The default SSH configuration enables print of the date a...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Force frequent session key renegotiation

    The <code>RekeyLimit</code> parameter specifies how often the session key of the is renegotiated, both in terms of amount of data that may be trans...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Use Only FIPS 140-2 Validated Key Exchange Algorithms

    Limit the key exchange algorithms to those which are FIPS-approved. Add or modify the following line in <code>/etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/opens...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SSH server uses strong entropy to seed

    To set up SSH server to use entropy from a high-quality source, edit the <code>/etc/sysconfig/sshd</code> file. The <code>SSH_USE_STRONG_RNG</code>...
    Rule Low Severity
  • Prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display

    The SSH daemon should prevent remote hosts from connecting to the proxy display. <br> The default SSH configuration for <code>X11UseLocalhost</code...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • System Security Services Daemon

    The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is a system daemon that provides access to different identity and authentication providers such as Red H...
    Group
  • Certificate status checking in SSSD

    Multifactor solutions that require devices separate from information systems gaining access include, for example, hardware tokens providing time-ba...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Enable Certmap in SSSD

    SSSD should be configured to verify the certificate of the user or group. To set this up ensure that section like <code>certmap/testing.test/rule_...
    Rule Medium Severity

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